Rail anchor



' ,587,511 E BUSK ginal Filed A TTORNEY.

June 8 1926.

w. H. DE BusK A TTORNE Y.

patented June 8, 1925i.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM H. DE BUSK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AS SIGNOR TO TI-IEI. & M. COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

RAIL ANCHOR.

Application filed November 13, 1924, Serial No. 742M355. ,Renewed. November 20, 1925 My invention relates to rail anchors o f the type adapted to engage a rail and adapted by contact with a fixed portion of the track to hold the rail from movement longitudin ally. It is one of the objects of my invention to provide a construction comprising a gripping member adapted to be applied trom one side or" the rail upon the flange and to be. given a swinging movement about 19 an axis extending longitudinally of the rail by cngegemel'it with a clip applied from the .=pposite side of the railand driven or otherwise forced into position, the swinging movementof the jaw member being prefer ably attained by reason of diagomilly-disposed hearing faces at the point of interengagiunent between the two members. It is another object of my invention to provide a construction of this type in which reliance tor the tightening is placed exclusively upon the upward movement of the members as they ride up the top "face oi the flange in their application to the rail from opposite sides. It is another object of my invention to provide for the snap engagement of two members of this type whereby the members are held normally from disengagement, the required clearance being provided between the securing arm of one of the members and the bottom face of the rail for permitting such snap engagement. It is another object of my invention to provide an improved construction coi'nprising a plurality of ne ting jaw inen'ibers adapted to cooper ale will each other i gripping rail, such cooperating members being preiferably held in gripping position by a single clip at the opposite sine oi the rail.

it is another object of my invention to improve devices of this type in sundry details hereinafter pointed out. The preferred means by which I have accomplished my several o. jects are illustrated in the drawings and are hereinafter specifically described. That which I believe to be new and desire to secure by this application is set forth in the claims.

in the drawings Fig. 1 is a face view, partly in section, of the preferred form of my improved device in positionupon a rail shown in vertical crosssection;

Fig. '2 is a view similar to 1, but showing the members in an intermediate position in the course of the application of the device to a rail;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the parts as shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. lis avertical cross-section taken on line el4l of Fig. 1;

5 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but shojvying a modified form of construction;

Big. 6 is a view similar to F 3, but showing a modified form; and

Fig. 7 is another top plan view showing another form.

Referring now to Figs. 1 to 4, l0 indicates a rail mounted upon a crosstie 11. Upon the fian e ot' the rail at one side thereof, there is mounted a jaw member 12 provided with an arm 13 extending transversely trom the edge thereof, such arm being provided at its end portion with an upwardlyentending lug l l. Upon the flange at the opposite side ot the rail there is mounted a U-clip comprising legs 15 and 16 and a web 17, such clip being preferably formed of sheet metal bent into shape, The legs 15,

and 16 are cut out, as is best shown in Fig, 2, for receiving the flange of the rail 10, the cuts being arranged in such position that the web 17 of the clip stands in diagonal position with respect to thebottom face of the rail when the clip is in operative position as shown in Fig. 1.

As is indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, the arm 13 is displaced upwardly by the ap plication of the clip member, such clip member serving to hold the arm 13 s'ressed and to hold the jaws of the member 12 in tightened gripping position upon the flange, when the clip is in its operative position as shown in said Fig. 1. In the application of the device to the rail, the member 12 is first driven into position from the left, and the arm 13 is then pressed upwardly by means of a crowbar or in any other suitable n'ianner. The clip member is then positioned by hand in engagement with the arm and with the upper face of the flange of the rai in substantially the positionillustrated in Fig. 2. The clip is then driven toward the left in said Fig. 2, serving to move the clip up the inclined top face of the'rail and also to move the arm 13 up the inclined web 17 of the clip. l/Vhen the clip arrives at its operative position, a shoulder 18 formed on the bottom face of the arm 13 is brought into snap engagement with the outer edge of the web 17, serving normally to hold the clip from withdrawal transversely of the rail. As is clearly shown in Fig. 3, the arm 13 is offset slightly to provide for the insertion of the leg 15 of the clip between the end of the arm and the crosstie 11.

In Fig. 5 a similar construction is shown comprising a jaw member 19 having a comparatively very heavy arm 20 formed thereon in spaced relation with respect to the bottom of the rail, such arm being ot a size to preclude any material displacement of the arm upwardly during the appl cation of the device into operative position. In this construction, accordingly, the cuts for the fiange oi the rail in the legs 21 off the U-clip are in such position that the web 22 of the clip in its applied position stands substantially parallel with the bottom face of the rail. The arm 20 yields suiiiciently however to permit the snap engagement with the clip.

The construction shown in Fig. 6 is similar to that shown in Figs. 1 to 4, except that the arm 23 is turned at an angle with respect to the body of the member, the entire arm being disposed in the same plane rather than in the manner shown in Fig. 3.

In the construction shown in Fig. 7, a plurality of jaw members 24 are provided of similar construction adapted to cooperate in gripping the flange at the left of the rail, and being held in contact with each other and in operative position upon the rail by a single U-clip similar to that shown in Fig. 1. By this construction, the desired strength oi grip is attained, while at the same time ease of manufacture is insured.

While I prefer to employ the constructions as illustrated in the drawings, it will be understood that I do not desire to limit myself to the use of the precise details as shown except so far as the same are hereinafter specifically claimed, inasmuch as it is evident that changes may well be made in the detailed term without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim 1. In a rail anchor, the combination with a member comprising jaws adapted to engage the flange of a rail at one side thereof, and an arm extending across beneath the rail in spaced relation thereto, of a second member adapted to engage the upper face of the flange at the opposite side of the rail and comprising a portion arranged diagonally with respect to the normal position of said member on the rail for engagement with the arm, the arrangement being such that as the second member is moved inwardly toward its operative gripping position the arm is moved upwardly by contact with said diagonally-disposed portion of said second member.

2. In a rail anchor, the combination with a member comprising jaws adapted to be driven into engagement with the flange of a rail at one side thereof, and an arm extending across beneath the rail in spaced relation thereto, of a second member adapted to be driven into engagement with the flange at the opposite side of the rail and adapted by upward pressure on said arm as said second member travels up the face of the flange to bring said jaws into opera tive gripping relation with said flange.

3. in a rail anchor the combination with a member comprising jaws adapted to engage the flange oi a rail at one side thereof. an arm extending across beneath the rail. in spaced relation thereto, and means on said arm adapted by engagement with the edge of the flange to prevent the removal of said member, of a second member adapted to be driven into operative snap engagement with the arm and into gripping engagement with the flange at the side or the rail opposite that from which the first-named member is applied, said second member being adapted by engagement with the arm to movesaid arm upwardly as the second member is driven into operative position for tightening said first-named member upon the flange.

4. In a rail anchor, the combination with a member comprising jaws adapted to engage the flange of a rail at one side thereof, and an arm extending across beneath the rail in spaced relation thereto, of a L -clip formed of sheetmetal comprising a web and legs bent into position thereon, the le s being cut out diagonally with respect to the web for receiving the edge of the flange whereby when the clip is driven into operative position embracing the arm, it is adapted to tighten the first named member on the flange, the legs being cut at their outer edges so as to stand in substantially a vertical position for providing a driving head for the clip.

5. In a rail anchor, the combination with a member comprising a plurality of plates each having jaws adapted to engage the flange of a rail at one side thereof, and each having an arm extending across beneath the rail in spaced relation thereto, of a second member adapted to engage the flange at the opposite side of the rail and adapted by upward pressure on said arms to hold said jaws in gripping engagement with the flange.

6. A rail anchor comprising a plurality of jaw members engaging the flange of a rail at one side thereof, and a jaw member engaging the flange at the opposite side of the rail and serving to hold all of said firstnamed members in operative gripping posi tion on the flange.

7. A rail anchor comprising a plurality oi jaw members each stamped from acomparatively thin sheet of metal and each en gaging the flange at one side of a rail, and a jaw member engaging the flange at the opposite side of the rail and serving to hold said first named jaw members in operative gripping cngagei'nent with the rail.

A rail anchor comprising a plurality of similar jaw membe each in the form of a thin plate and each. engaging the flange at one side of a rail, and a single jaw member engaging the flange at the opposite side of the rail and serving to hold said first-named jaw members in close contact with each other and in operative gripping engagement with the flange 01 the rail.

9. A rail anchor comprising a plurality ot similar jaw members each in the form of a thin plate and each engaging the flange atone side of a rail, and a jaw member in the form oi? a 'Ll-clip engaging the flange at the opposite side of the rail and embracing said first-named jaw members serving to hold them in close contact with each other and serving to hold all of: them in operative gripping engagement with the flange of the rail.

10. In a rail anchor, the combination with a member comprising a plurality of plates, each having jaws adapted to engage the flange oi? a rail at one side thereof, having arms extending across beneath the rail, and having means on said arms adapted by engagement with the edge of the flange to hold the plates from backing transversely from the flange, ot a second member adapted to engage the flange at the opposite side of the rail, and adapted by upward pressure on said arms, to hold said aws in gripping engagement with the flange.

11. In a rail anchor, the con'ibination with a member comprising a plurality of plates, each havii'ig jaws adapted to engage the flange a rail at one side thereof, and each having an arm extending across beneath the rail, oi? a second member adapted to engage the flange at the opposite side of the rail and adapted by upward pressure on said arms to hold said jaws in gripping engagement with the flange, said arms being ofli'set sli 'htly in the direction away from the cr :s-tie to provide clearance for the second member between the arms and the cross-tie, and an upwardly projecting lug on the arm farthest from the cross tie adapted by engagement with the edge oi the flange oi? the. rail to hold said plates from backing transversely from the flange.

12. A. rail anchor comprising a plurality of rail gripping members adapted to be driven into gripping engagement with the flange of a rail from one side thereof and means for holding said gripping members from backing transversely from the rail, comprising a rail base embracing member adapted to be driven into engagement with the rail base and provided with means for engaging said rail gripping members.

13. A. rail anchor comprising a plurality or separately formed rail gripping members adapted to be driven adjacent each other into gripping engagement with one flange oi? a rail base.

14;. A rail anchor con'iprising a plurality oi separately formed rail gripping members adapted to be driven adjacent each other into gripping engagement with one flange oi the rail base, and means engaging the other flange of said base for retaining said rail gripping members in their operative position.

15. A rail anchor comprising a plurality of members arranged side by side and provided with jaws which grip the rail base when the anchor is in its applied position.

16. A rail anchor comprising a plurality or relatively thin plate members arranged side by side and provided with jaws which grip the base flange of a rail when said device is in its applied position.

17. A rail anchor comprising a plurality of members arranged side by side and pro vided with jaws adapted to grip the base flange of a. rail when the anchor device is in its applied position, and means engaging the rail base and one of said members to hold said members in their operative position on a rail.

18. A rail anchor comprising a plurality of relatively thin plate members arranged side by side and provided with jaws which grip the rail base at one side or the rail, and means engaging the rail base at the other side of the rail adapted to engage said gripping members to hold them in their ap plied operative position.

19. A rail anchor comprising a plurality oi rail gripping members formed with jaws which embrace one base flange of the railroad rail and adapted to be forced into gripping engagement therewith, means engaging the other base iiange oi? said rail and having a snap engagen'ient with said gripping members to hold them in applied position.

VVILL'IAM H. DE RUSK. 

